News
from the front of lines of Kentucky Education Technology.
January
15, 2015. This mostly-monthly newsletter contains
announcements and
information from the KySTE Board meetings, and other
sources. Look below for
the latest news from the
Kentucky Society for
Technology in Education.
Notable
this month: Awards Nomination deadline
extended! New videos of
2014 grant recipients now available! #KySTE15 registration prize giveaway! (See
below for more.)
Did
you know that KySTE is a Premier Affiliate of ISTE? As a member of
KySTE you are eligible for...
See ISTE.org for
more.
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News
From the KySTE Board Meeting, Monday, January 12, 2015
Budget/Finance
Committee
This
committee is in charge of planning and managing KySTE's financial
needs, and is chaired by Matthew Constant, KySTE Treasurer.
Key activities include deposits from TMC of conference
receivables, and
payments to Core Apps
for the STLP and conference apps.
- Treasurer's
Report:
- Total
Checking and Savings: $237,787.79
- Accounts
Receivable: $129,067.60
- Accounts
Payable: $4,629.42
- Total
Current Assets: $366,855.29
Nominating
Committee
The
Nominating Committee is chaired by KySTE VP Cheri Gossett. Nominations
for the 2015-16 year are now closed. The
following board nominations have been recorded. All have accepted their
nominations. Previous board experience is noted.
- Vice
President:
- Susan
Vincent (current parliamentarian)
- Treasurer:
- Dr.
Matthew Constant (incumbent)
- Michele
Crowley (past KySTE President)
- ISTE
Liaison Officer:
- Mary
Ann Rankin (incumbent)
- Amy
Lewis
- Parliamentarian:
- Diana
McGhee (past KySTE president)
- BJ
Rushing
- Regional
Rep, Region 1:
- Karen
Wallace (incumbent)
- Regina
Everette
- Regional
Rep, Region 3
- Sharis
Lattimore (incumbent)
- Regional
Rep, Region 5
- Regional
Rep, Region 7
- Andrew
Conyers (incumbent)
KySTE Members:
you will receive an electronic ballot via email -- watch for it, coming
soon! (Regional Reps are elected within their regions by member
CIO/DTCs.) For
more about Board positions, see
the KySTE Bylaws.
Planning
Committee
This
committee, chaired by President Erin Waggoner, is in charge
of planning KySTE events, including the Fall
Event and Spring Conference.
- Fall
Event: In further work, Vice President Cheri Gossett
reports...
- The
committee has once again standardized on the Lexington/Louisville
corridor for an event venue.
- The
event will be scheduled within Oct. 19-21 (one day).
- Focus
will be on CIO/DTC legal issues associated with district and school
technology, with other threads being discussed.
- KySTE
2015
Awards
Committee
This
committee, chaired by ISTE Liaison Mary Ann Rankin, is charged with
coordinating the KySTE awards and STLP
scholarships.
New!
The Awards deadline has been extended
until January 30th.
The following nominations are still being
accepted:
Other
Committees/Board Actions
Other
committees had
no new items for this
board meeting.
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Jeffrey L Jones